A collection of truly genius recipes from chefs, cookbook authors, and a renowned chocolatier.

Suzanne Goin's Corned Beef and Cabbage with Parsley-Mustard Sauce. This California twist on the corned beef and cabbage feast is untraditional in all the right places—and almost as easy as the old-school dump-in-the-Crock-Pot approach. Get the recipe.

For this week’s recipe column from our home-cooking spirit guides at Food52, we asked them to introduce us to what they call their “Genius” recipes—essentially, “smarter, better versions of all your favorite things.”

Perhaps not surprisingly, these tend to come from big names in both the restaurant and cookbook world—folks who have had time to truly mastermind the process of making everything from chocolate mousse to lemon-caper salad dressing. The genius of the recipes lies in their simplicity, as well as their ability to elevate a familiar dish to new heights.